Life has really changed in the past year. We got married, we moved from LA to Omaha, and we bought our first house - a ranch. Since we've got so much going on we figured we'd better document it all - whether it serves as a success story or a cautionary tale to all newlywed couples who think remodeling a house sounds like a good idea. Here's a his and hers perspective on moving from the coast to the plains, and the joys and sorrows of home improvement.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Let's check on the garden, shall we?

Remember what it looked like when we started?

Well check out these babies now!

And check out my blueberries! I think soon we'll have enough for one TINY BOWL of cereal!

And yesterday Mr. P - who in a past life was apparently part of the Swiss Family Robinson - built some tomato trellises (trellis? trelli?) out of tree branches:

Not bad, huh? Now if he could only build me a chaise lounge and dining chairs I'd be all set!

In the meantime we're attempting to pump up our veggies with plant steroids:

I'm not sure how these tiny balls (that resemble green NERD candies) work but I'm told it'll help our tomatoes grow nice and big. (and I like this option better than the idea of composting rotting fruit, grass and dog poop and using it as fertilizer - I'm all for sustainability but I draw the line and PURPOSELY putting dog poop on the tomatoes that I will later EAT.)

Plus I'm not much of a sportsman and I lack patience so I love the idea of giving our tomatoes an unfair advantage.